Seven Bridges Hike

I was excited to hike the Seven Bridges Trail for a while now and found a perfect Friday with no work and no school to fit it in.  We ate a picnic lunch at the base and then headed up the trail.  Chris decided that with seven bridges – one would be his and mine, and the kids would each have their own bridge.  It was fun to hike and discover each of them along the way.

Bridge #1 (Chris and Lisa’s Bridge)

Bridge #2 (Ryan’s Bridge)

Bridge #3 (Katie’s Bridge)

Bridge #4 (Emily’s Bridge)

Bridge #5 (Megan’s Bridge)

Bridge #6 (Luke’s Bridge)

Bridge #7 (Matthew’s Bridge)

Luke’s Fieldtrip to Pike’s Peak

I joined Luke for his 2nd grade fieldtrip on the Cog Wheel up to the top of Pike’s Peak.   It was a beautiful blue sky day as we got into the train.  On the way up we made observations of animal and tree life.  I was glad to see Aspen’s lining the tracks most of the way up.

It was cold and foggy at the top… and started to snow on us as we got out of the train.  We looked around for a minute and then went inside for donuts before heading back down.  So fun to spend the day just with Luke.